Tom Gorman (1980s pitcher)

Thomas Patrick Gorman (born December 16, 1957) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, and San Diego Padres, in all or part of seven seasons, from 1981 through 1987.^[1] His Mets teammate Keith Hernandez nicknamed him "Gorfax," a portmanteau of "Gorman" and "Koufax."^[2]

Tom Gorman
Pitcher
Born: (1957-12-16) December 16, 1957 (age 67) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 2, 1981, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
April 24, 1987, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	12–10
Earned run average	4.34
Strikeouts	144
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Montreal Expos (1981–1982) New York Mets (1982–1985) Philadelphia Phillies (1986) San Diego Padres (1987)

Born in Portland, Oregon, Gorman attended Woodburn High School in Woodburn, Oregon where he won a state high school baseball championship. He walked on to the college baseball team at Gonzaga University and played there from 1977–1980. In 1995, he was inducted to the Gonzaga Athletic Hall of Fame.^[3] Gorman was drafted by the Montreal Expos, in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

Over the course of Gorman’s MLB career, his stat line included 2132⁄3 innings pitched, 52 total chances handled (12 putouts, 40 assists), without committing an error, for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.^[1]

As of 2017, Gorman is the pitching coach at Oregon City High School. Under Gorman’s guidance, the team won the 2012 6A State Championship.^[4][5][6]

References

1. "Tom Gorman Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
2. Silverman, Matthew (2008). Mets by the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Amazin' Mets by Uniform Numbers. Simon and Schuster.
3. "Tom Gorman (1995) - Gonzaga Athletic Hall of Fame". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
4. Baglien, Russ (October 30, 2013). "Woodburn great Tom Gorman knows a thing or two about the World Series". pamplinmedia.com. Woodburn Independent. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
5. "Metro Baseball Academy Coaching Staff". metrobaseball.net. Metro Baseball Academy. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
6. Ireland, Kelly (October 28, 2014). "Metro Baseball Academy New Pitching Staff". constantcontact.com. Constant Contact. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet